Multiple bilateral costo-chondral abscesses due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 922-924

  Peter, G ^a   Basti, S R ^b   Joy, A S ^b  

^a YENEPOYA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Costo chondral abscesses; Multiple rib abscesses; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COSTOCHONDRAL ABSCESS; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 78649502299     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60221-0     Document Type: Article

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